File photo – Shreevats Goswami’s 74 at the top helped Bengal overcome a target of 319 with one ball to spare © AFP With three needed off three balls, and a spot in the Vijay Hazare semi-final up for grabs, Aamir Gani pulled off a delightful inside-out cover drive for four to ensure Bengal chased down their target of 319 in style. Gani’s cameo followed sturdy contributions from the top…
Play 00:48 Kamran Akmal bound for the Caribbean Kamran Akmal has been recalled to the national team after three years while Ahmed Shehzad, who had been overlooked for a year, made a return to the T20I and ODI sides for Pakistan’s tour to the West Indies. Azhar Ali, who had been captain of the 50-over side as recently as January, has been dropped. The selection committee, headed by Inzamam-ul-Haq, also…
Play 04:55 Ugra: Expect an unsettling environment in the ICC now Shashank Manohar has said that any differences he might have had with the BCCI had no bearing on his decision to step down as ICC chairman. Manohar revealed he had made that clear to the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA), which is presently running the BCCI, when he met them in Mumbai a day before he resigned: he…
Matt Henry has played 30 ODIs and six T20 internationals for New Zealand © Getty Images Derbyshire’s new T20 coach, John Wright, has made his first contribution to the club’s NatWest Blast campaign by identifying New Zealand quick Matt Henry as an overseas signing. Henry is expected to be available for the duration of the T20 Blast in July and August. Henry is a regular in New Zealand’s white-ball squads…
Luke Ronchi appeared in last season’s NatWest Blast for Birmingham Bears © Getty Images Leicestershire have signed New Zealand’s Luke Ronchi as a replacement overseas player for Sharjeel Khan, who was last month charged with corruption by the PCB Pakistan opener Sharjeel had been due to appear for Leicestershire in this year’s NatWest T20 Blast before he was provisionally suspended during the PSL for alleged breaches of the PCB’s anti-corruption…
File photo – Shreevats Goswami’s 74 at the top helped Bengal overcome a target of 319 with one ball to spare © AFP With three needed off three balls, and a spot in the Vijay Hazare semi-final up for grabs, Aamir Gani pulled off a delightful inside-out cover drive for four to ensure Bengal chased down their target of 319 in style. Gani’s cameo followed sturdy contributions from the top…
Play 00:48 Kamran Akmal bound for the Caribbean Kamran Akmal has been recalled to the national team after three years while Ahmed Shehzad, who had been overlooked for a year, made a return to the T20I and ODI sides for Pakistan’s tour to the West Indies. Azhar Ali, who had been captain of the 50-over side as recently as January, has been dropped. The selection committee, headed by Inzamam-ul-Haq, also…
Trent Boult will miss his second Test of the season © AFP Trent Boult has been ruled out of the second Test against South Africa in Wellington with the leg injury he sustained in Dunedin. Boult did not bowl after tea on the fourth day of the opening Test – when he was one of just two frontline seamers alongside Neil Wagner – and even with the final day’s play…
Trent Boult will miss his second Test of the season © AFP Trent Boult has been ruled out of the second Test against South Africa in Wellington with the leg injury he sustained in Dunedin. Boult did not bowl after tea on the fourth day of the opening Test – when he was one of just two frontline seamers alongside Neil Wagner – and even with the final day’s play…
Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:28 Fernando: P Sara Oval the most result-oriented venue in the world On the 140th birth anniversary of Test cricket, Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim strode into the middle wearing a special-edition blazer to mark the country’s 100th Test. Sri Lanka captain Rangana Herath won the toss though, and decided to bat. The home side made one change,…